I think emailing is one of those things, like any other, that it depends on the client and his/her particular therapeutic needs. My T encourages me to email him, if I feel a need to do so, but I do not ask for help in my emails and have no expectation of such help. I just sometimes find that there is a part of me that doesn't even show up in the therapy room...so if I happen to access it during the week, I speak from that part through my emails. I also make sure they are brief (a few sentences at most). They have helped me try to access that part of me during sessions (a starting point, although this doesn't always work) and I find I've progressed since starting it.

But if I needed his assistance right at that moment (in crisis) I would call him. I think that would be best for all parties because I would need help and he would be able to help me in real time. Plus it takes away the thought of extra anxiety awaiting a reply on top of what already distressing emotions I imagine would've precipitated the email in the first place.....and it helps avoid hurt feelings if a T doesn't respond right away, or even at all....jmo